Garden Design

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Colin

Can anyone please suggest some sort of CAD program to assist me in
redesigning my garden area? Something basic would be perfectly
adequate.

Regards,
Colin
 
Colin said:
Can anyone please suggest some sort of CAD program to assist me in
redesigning my garden area? Something basic would be perfectly
adequate.
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Not sure it qualifies as CAD but there is a pretty good draw program in
OpenOffice.org which can be found at the website of the same name.

-=# Amos E Wolfe #=-
 
Amos said:
Not sure it qualifies as CAD but there is a pretty good draw program in
OpenOffice.org which can be found at the website of the same name.
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Same family - both use vectors (versus paint programs that use bitmaps).
A draw program might be a good choice for garden planning.

Suggestion for OP - create a "measuring stick" to show the scale of the
drawing - especially helpful when/if you print it.

draw/CAD apps that have been mentioned in ACF are listed here:

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/P_GRAPHICS.php#1.10Editor:3DVector-Draw
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/P_GRAPHICS.php#1.30Editor:Vector-Draw

I've played with this CAD app *very* briefly. It could be used for
garden planning. IIRC it's fairly easy to get started using it and it's
a small download - it may be a little too basic.

Program: Room Arranger
Author: (Jan Adamec)
W: LFW
Ware: Freeware v. 3.26
http://www.roomarranger.com/whatsnew.html

http://www.roomarranger.com/prg/rooarr326.exe
(708 KB)

Susan
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Susan Bugher wrote in said:
I've played with this CAD app *very* briefly. It could be used for
garden planning. IIRC it's fairly easy to get started using it and it's
a small download - it may be a little too basic.

Program: Room Arranger
Author: (Jan Adamec)
W: LFW
Ware: Freeware v. 3.26
http://www.roomarranger.com/whatsnew.html

http://www.roomarranger.com/prg/rooarr326.exe
(708 KB)
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Nice little program. Might want to get a 3D-viewer to view and
navigate your rooms in 3D,see
<http://www.roomarranger.com/help.html#explore3D>.
My girlfriend been using it with the Cosmo Player listed there.
A tad difficult to navigate with precision ISTM, but works ok.

All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen
 
Bjorn said:
Nice little program. Might want to get a 3D-viewer to view and
navigate your rooms in 3D,see
<http://www.roomarranger.com/help.html#explore3D>.
My girlfriend been using it with the Cosmo Player listed there.
A tad difficult to navigate with precision ISTM, but works ok.
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I read some of the info - it looked a tad complicated. I was looking for
something for "the kids" to use for kitchen planning. "KISS" was the
first requirement so I didn't try the 3D.

I went on to try the IKEA kitchen planner (with built-in 3D). It's much
easier to work with (but less versatile) as the "furnishings" have
already been created. I recently figured out that this is part of a
"family" of apps. This is the "parent" app:

Program: Furnish
Author: Geac Computer Corporation Limited
Ware: released as Freeware under various names
http://www.runtime.geac.com/page/visualconfigurator_RT.html

"Children" include the IKEA kitchen planner and office planner, FLEXA 3D
Design - some others I haven't sorted out yet. . . another project on
the to-do list. . . ;)

hmm. . . I seem to have strayed away from garden design - none of these
apps are suitable for that - yet another hijacked thread. . . ;)

Susan
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I went on to try the IKEA kitchen planner (with built-in 3D).
It's much easier to work with (but less versatile) as the "furnishings" have
already been created.
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Girlfriend been playing with their kitchen planner too, seems easy to
use yes. But as you say - less versatile.

I recently figured out that this is part of a
"family" of apps. This is the "parent" app:

Program: Furnish
Author: Geac Computer Corporation Limited
Ware: released as Freeware under various names
http://www.runtime.geac.com/page/visualconfigurator_RT.html
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Interesting. I looked for download link, but no find, so I guess this
is only for manufactures etc...or did I miss something?
Interesting to know anyway, what Ikea and others based their software
on.

All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen
 
Bjorn said:
Susan Bugher wrote in <[email protected]>:
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Interesting. I looked for download link, but no find, so I guess this
is only for manufactures etc...or did I miss something?
Interesting to know anyway, what Ikea and others based their software
on.
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I believe IKEA et al pay Geac to create "branded" software packages
which they then release as Freeware to promote their products.

IOW - Geac makes software and sells it - *others* release the Geac
software as Freeware. . .

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Susan said:
I believe IKEA et al pay Geac to create "branded" software packages
which they then release as Freeware to promote their products.

IOW - Geac makes software and sells it - *others* release the Geac
software as Freeware. . .
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found a few more "family members":

http://www.montana.dk/Engelsk/09_tegne_vejledning.htm
Montana Furnish Lite
http://www.montana.dk/Engelsk/MLSetupUK.exe
(6048 KB)

http://www.boconcept.com/Default.asp?ID=10648
Furnish
http://www.boconcept.com/Files/Filer/Furnish/BC_US/FurnishTotalUSBC.exe
(14262 KB)

http://shopgalvins.com/products/desks/jesper_furnishpro.shtml
Furnish Pro
http://galvinstechlinestudios.com/products/jesper-PlusOne/FurnishPro/Setup.exe
(4812 KB)

Downloading the last one now. . .

Susan
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